toro
standard
A bull in Mexican Spanish is a toro. A young or small bull is a torito, and a cow is a vaca.
Meaning: an adult male bovine (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| toro | standard |
| torito | little bull |
The word toro is used for farm bulls and bulls in bullfighting, called corridas de toros. At a rodeo, jaripeo is a Mexican bull riding show.
How does it change in a sentence?
It is a masculine noun, so you say el toro. The female is la vaca.
When do people say it?
At village festivals in Mexico a torito is a frame shaped like a bull that carries fireworks and is danced through the streets.
Did you know?
- The word toro is the base of torero, the bullfighter, and of the verb torear.
Examples in context
- El toro está en el corral.The bull is in the corral.
- Vimos un jaripeo en el pueblo.We saw a bull riding show in town.
- El toro tiene cuernos grandes.The bull has big horns.
Example conversation
Grandfather Don Pablo shows his grandson Emilio the animals on his ranch.
- EmilioAbuelo, ¿ese es un toro?Grandpa, is that a bull?
- Don PabloSí, se llama Colorado.Yes, his name is Colorado.
- EmilioQué grande es.How big he is.
